BY DERRICK PERKINS Fifteen cats found living in a storage bin along with a live artillery shell on Monday, Oct. 6, are recuperating at the municipal animal shelter shared with the Salem Animal Rescue League. Ray Denis, SARL director of development and shelter operations, said the town would retain control of the felines until ...

By Darrell Halen A Salem woman was sentenced to spend a month in jail after being found guilty of five counts of animal cruelty. Christine Harris, 54, was convicted of the misdemeanor charges on Wednesday, Jan. 9, in Salem District Court. She was sentenced to six months behind bars, with five months suspended as long as she stays on good ...

By Darrell Halen A New Year’s Eve fire damaged a home on Meisner Road in Salem, displacing a family of four. No family members were in the home, owned by Michael Dobeck, when the fire broke out, but four dogs were inside, according to Salem Fire Capt. Paul Leischner. Two dogs were saved. The other dogs, including one that CPR was ...

BY DARRELL HALEN Approximately 40 dogs, including rottweilers and pugs, were removed from a Salem woman’s home that was condemned by town officials. Christine Harris, 54, 75 South Policy Street, was arrested after she allegedly refused to allow the town’s animal control officer, armed with a search warrant, to inspect her trailer ...

BY DAVE CHOATE Police officers chasing and capturing emus sounds like a better concept for a movie than for real life, but for the second time in just over a month, the absurd has become reality. With one emu captured by the Hooksett Police Department on Friday, Aug. 24, and another still at large, the flightless birds have come into the ...